Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between San Francisco State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 10,934 male and 14,348 female students attending San Francisco State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.76 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at San Francisco State.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at San Francisco State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total21,96117,3794,582
Men9,7497,5742,175
Women12,2129,8052,407
Population by Gender/Attending Status at San Francisco State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total3,3212,0841,237
Men1,185707478
Women2,1361,377759

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 9,237 Hispanic students (36.54%) and 6,031 Asian students (23.85%) at San Francisco State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at San Francisco State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at San Francisco State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native301119
Asian5,3412,7112,630
Black or African American1,302523779
Hispanic8,4263,2795,147
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1366472
White3,4021,5881,814
Two or More Races1,160515645
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1,177552625
Total 21,9619,74912,212
Population by Race/Ethnicity at San Francisco State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native844
Asian690219471
Black or African American17048122
Hispanic811261550
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1147
White974363611
Two or More Races15146105
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1708189
Total 3,3211,1852,136

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 18,551 students whose age under twenty five and 3,032 students whose age is over thirty years old at San Francisco State University.
Especially, 890 students are younger than eighteen and 23 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at San Francisco State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at San Francisco State University
TotalMenWomen
Total21,961 9,74912,212
Under 18890 371519
18-195,713 2,3443,369
20-215,888 2,3123,576
22-245,238 2,5342,704
25-292,529 1,3711,158
30-34882 426456
35-39374 186188
40-49308 131177
50-64128 6662
65 and over11 83
Total 21,961 9,74912,212
Population by Student Age at San Francisco State University
TotalMenWomen
Total3,321 1,1852,136
20-2142 1329
22-24780 250530
25-291,170 427743
30-34509 188321
35-39299 124175
40-49337 113224
50-64172 61111
65 and over12 93
Total 3,321 1,1852,136

Online Student Population

At San Francisco State University, 17,761 students (70.25% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,034 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 2,905 students live in California where San Francisco State University is located in and 32 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total25,28221,9613,321
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes3,0342,526508
Enrolled Some in Online Classes14,72713,3121,415
Not Enrolled in Online Classes7,5216,1231,398
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)3,0342,526508
California Residents2,9052,432473
Other State in U.S.321814
Outside of U.S.977621
Unknown000